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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 71

Greater Wheat Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Mon.—“It looks as If wheat may again come into its own as a crop vitally necessary to Australia’s economy both in…

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News From Gloucester Butter-output

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

GLOUCESTER Men. — The Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 367,362 [?]of choicest and 4156 [?] f second grade butter for…

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8000 Sheep Perish In Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

WAGGA Mon.— About 8000 sheep ere believed to have been destroyed in a fire which raged in the Bethungra…

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Wool Reports Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

On Thursday last Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, appraised approximately 2300 bales drawn from the New England,…

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Fires Near Harden and Junee Thousands of Sheep Killed

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

Thousands of sheep have been killed and many acres of grazing land, buildings, fences and havstacks were destroyed by bush fires near…

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Release of Farm Labour Rejected Applications to Be Reconsidered

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) said today that many applications for release of larm labour, already…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., reports 13th inst.: We submitted our appraisement No. 125 on Tuesday, 11th inst…

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Sheep Weight a Record

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

Messrs. Moreheads Ltd. have received from one of their clients a fleece off a pet sheep now five years old. The sheep's liveweight off shears was…

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Wheat Now 3/6 3/4

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board advises that wheat for feeding livestock and poultry is now available at a maximum price of 3/6 3/4…

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Lack of Labour On Dairy Farms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

“In spite of more favourable seasonable conditions, dairy production has declined by 25 per cent. In Inverell district in the…

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Back to Farms Uniformed Men with "Cushy" Jobs

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

During an interval at Tuesday's meeting of Denman-Singleton P.P. Board, Dir. D. M. Bell said it was high time that some of the…

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Farm Slaughterers Must Register

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Tues.—Any farmer or a person other than a trader who slaughter meat and supplies it, whether by way of gift,…

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Fires Take Heavy Toll Of Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Wed—As a result of the bush tires In Victoria and New South Wales the Federal Government, with record nod…

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Armidale Wool Conference Invitation Declined

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

We publish hereunder correspondence passing between Mr. H. W. Oxford, Chairman of the forthcoming Armidale Wool Conference and Mr. J. P. Abbott, Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers’ Council…

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Armidale Wool Conference Invitation Declined by Chairman, Australian Woolgrowers' Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

We publish hereunder correspondence passing between Mr H. W. Oxford, Chairman of the forthcoming Armidale Wool Conference, and Mr…

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Bush Fires in Victoria and N. S. Wales Up to 1,000,000 Sheep Lost

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

With record food targets to meet this year, the Commonwealth Government is faced with miles of devastated…

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Cattle, Irregular At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY-Thurs. — Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report : 39,948 Sheep and lambs penned the bulk of the yarding medium and plain…

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Quirindi’s Big Wheat Yield

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

QUIRINDI Thursday.—The delivery of wheat to the Quirindi railway has nearly ceased. The has received 22,401 bags (67…

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Further Assistance for Dairy Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

The Hon. W. J. McKell, M.L.A, Premier of New South Wales says: The State Government has decided that it will give additional assistance to the…

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